Police said the men attempted to throw fake identification cards out the window as they were being pulled over by police on Washington Street just before noon Wednesday.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Dominican national pleads guilty to illegally entering U.S.
Prosecutors say Odanis Manuel Brea Mejia was caught in Lewiston after he had previously been removed from the country.
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A $3M boost to Maine’s public defense spurs objections on all sides
An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as the state faces a constitutional violation over a lack of court-appointed attorneys.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Lewiston teen faces deportation after Border Patrol in Maine detains him
The Border Patrol is ‘detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?’ said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Stoneham woman charged after 11-mile pursuit in Oxford County
Sydney Whitelaw, 34, was arrested for criminal speed and eluding an officer.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Jobs for Maine prisoners are shifting online. The state wants to charge for the tech.
Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine’s prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Third man pleads guilty to stealing property from Bowdoin home where deadly shooting occurred
Arden Shaw was one of 3 people to face federal charges over stolen U.S. Border Patrol equipment.
Posted inBethel, Local & State, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Four suspects face drug, theft charges in Bethel
An investigation into a shoplifting incident by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrests.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Buckfield man appeals 18-year sentence in daughter’s shaking death
Trevor Averill is appealing the sentence handed down Friday for the death of his 2-month-old daughter in 2021.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Hancock County probate judge could again be suspended from practicing law
William Blaisdell has until April 1 to show he has paid his taxes, or else he risks a one-year suspension from practicing law.